Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 12th January 2022
Lot 175
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
C.1790
each with a shield back carved with plumes of Prince of Wales feathers and painted with two crests, above a solid seat (2)
Provenance
From the collection of the late Peter Meyer.
Catalogue Note
The painted crests possibly relate to the Dawkins and Colyears (Colyers) families. Lady Juliana Colyear, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Portmore married Henry Dawkins, from a plantation owning family from Jamaica. Henry Dawkins acquired Standlynch Park near Salisbury (later Trafalgar Park) c.1764.